Apple's Smartphone Market Share Falls

By

Juro Osawa

Updated April 26, 2013 4:52 a.m. ET

Apple Inc.'s iPhone saw its share of the global smartphone market decline in the January-March quarter, as its shipment grew at the lowest rate in its history, research firm Strategy Analytics said in its quarterly industry report.

Apple's market share fell to 18% from 23% in the same period a year earlier, whereas Samsung Electronics Co. captured its highest-ever share of 33% from 29%, Strategy Analytics said. Samsung's smartphone...